# Padrah Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Padrah

Padrah is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 73 households**, the 29th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 304people (2011)
- 73households
- 81.4%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Padrah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Padrah is 171202.** Padrah falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026238

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Padrah from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)74 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Padrah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Padrah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Padrah known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 1% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Padrah

Of every 100 households in Padrah in 2011, 95 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Padrah · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**42%

Tap water ****96%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**36%

Use banking services ****63%**

**76%

Television ****64%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**18%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****70%**

**79%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Padrah?

■ Padrah · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**918

Working population ****40.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 76.7% for women. 67% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (34%) · **■** Other work 17 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai

- Himri316 people
- Up Muhal Badruni313 people
- Kharki311 people
- Kothi310 people
- Pali304 people
- Gohach298 people
- Mahasu298 people
- Melth286 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Padrah?171202
- How far is Padrah from Shimla?74 km by road
- What is the population of Padrah?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padrah in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Padrah?81.4% (Census 2011)